SquidPig's FairyTales

SquidPig is behind lots of incredibly cute (in that minimalist, japanese-y way) artwork, but I'd like to draw your attention in particular to their FairyTales series of pics. Warning: much "sqeeeing" may ensue upon viewing these pieces.

Jisuk Cho's "Broken Spell" Dark Fairytale playing cards

Jisuk Cho has overseen the creation of a fabulous deck of cards featuring artwork by a slew of artists, each presenting their own dark interpretation of a famous fairy tale to be used as the face for a playing card; Little Red above (art bylastscionz), for example, is going to be the Ace of Diamonds. The deck is not for sale yet, but keep checking the project page to see when it does become available. When it does come up for sale, I recommend grabbing a set, as a chunk of the profits is going to go to charity.

Fairy Tale Tarot decks

This deviantart piece by Yamicool got me wondering whether there were any full fairytale-themed Tarot decks available out there and, lo and behold, there are.

Now, I don't for a second believe in the Tarot as a tool of divination, but I am fascinated by the imagery associated with them, which goes hand in hand with some of the imagery and stories within fairy tales really very well. I'd recommend checking out the two decks linked above and perhaps even purchasing a real set of each (although all of the images are available to view free) if you feel like it.

Kizer180's Artwork

Kizer180's site features a great deal of very dynamic superhero-themed artwork but I was - naturally - especially drawn to his fairytale work, including several pieces featuring the LRRH figure above as well as some other portraits like the Cinderella one below (which comes complete with his own spin on the tale, found back on its original page).

Acrylicana's Little Red

Found here.

Bawayan's Into the Woods Again

Found here.

Graeme Balchin's paintings

Graeme Balchin is an Australian painter with a fairly impressive portfolio. His work includes lots of fairytale imagery and themes, but the above two pieces in particular caught my eye.

Little Red gone bad

Valentina Kallias is a photographer/model whose site features some fab gothic portraits, including this LRRH-inspired number.

Chibi Fairy Tale Spot 5

Here's another fairytale-themed spot-the-difference game: Chibi Fairy Tale Spot 5, starring ultra-cutesy versions of various classic fairy tale characters and with art by the fabulous Kinkei.

The Lineup by Smartkat

Red picks the Wolf from a line-up in this t-shirt design from Smartkat aka Katrina Greenslade.

I found this via Super Punch, a blog that actually has quite a lot of LRRH-related stuff which I urge readers to check out.

Bluefley's First Snow

Here we have some more cyberpunk/steampunk LRRH, courtesy of Bluefley.

Theatre in the Forest: The Winter's Tale

At first I couldn't work out the connection between Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and the fairytale image presented above, other than the simple fact that this particular production takes place in a forest, which is a rather dubious link. Then I remembered that The Winter's Tale is the source of Shakespeare's most famously odd stage direction: "Exit, pursued by a bear," which I suppose explains the LRRH-meets-Goldilocks poster to some degree.

A larger picture, from a photograph taken by yours truly, is presented below.

This production of The Winter's Tale is by the Red Rose Chain Film & Theatre Company.

Steampunk Fairytales

Click here for a whole bunch of super-impressive steampunk fairytale images, courtesy of a DA contest (above image by NgJas).

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf Bento by Sheree

Little Red Riding Hood finally appears on this blog in bento form. Thanks, Sheree!

Banksy - "Stop and Search"

I know it's Dorothy Gale, but I can't help but see Red Riding Hood every time I look at this particular Banksy work.

WereSonAmy - Little Red Riding Hood by Loor101

This fan-made video by Loor101 features a whole host of images and video clips that present Sonic the Hedgehog (in werewolf form) and his occasional love interest Amy Rose as the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood. (There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast in there too). I must say that this is some pretty niche 'shipping.

SpectalFairy's Crimson Fables

SpectralFairy is apparently working on a novel entitled Lacrime Nere. In the midst of writing it, though, they've also taken the time to illustrate some of the characters from the novel using archetypes from fairytale fiction such as Bluebeard, Peter Pan, or indeed Little Red Riding Hood/The Company of Wolves as in the above picture (entitled "I never knew a wolf could cry" after a quotation from said film). These images are all done in a simply gorgeous gothic lineart style using only black & white and shades of red, which all works incredibly well to summon a certain sinister but also sensual mood.

SpectralFairy has also done a Snow White piece which is technically unrelated but still shares many of the elements of the above works.

Little Red Riding Hood: A Post Apocalyptic Adventure

Little Red Riding Hood: A Post Apocalyptic Adventure is a fab spot-the-difference game from differencegames.com, featuring a new setting for the familiar tale and some neat manga-style artwork from Griffinfly.

Felixxkatt's Snow White Queen

Felix Eddy (aka Felixxkatt) is the artist behind some frankly wonderful fairytale-esque works, including the wonderful picture above which incorporates elements of "a winter goddess, a white witch, a snow queen and a version of snow white and a little bit of the Swan Princess."

P.S.

Eddy also has a Little Red Riding Hood piece too.

Jeftoon01's Twisted Princesses

Jeffrey Thomas (aka Jeftoon01) has a whole series of images based upon "twisted" variants of the classic Disney Princesses, from Aurora and Ariel to Mulan and Nala (of The Lion King). My personal favourites are his Cinderella and Snow White (which appears to co-star a cast of Critters).